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**                                                                      FORM12b-25** |                    | OMBNumber:   3235-0058 Expires:    January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response……2.50 |
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| (Checkone):   [ ]Form 10-K [ ]Form20-F [X]Form 11-K[ ]Form 10-Q [ ]Form N-SAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                    | CUSIP NUMBER                                                                                                                                           |

For Period Ended: December31, 2001
|          | [  ]       Transition Report on Form 10-K  |
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|                                                  | [  ]       Transition Report on Form 20-K  |
|                                                  | [  ]       Transition Report on Form 11-K  |
|                                                  | [  ]       Transition Report on Form 10-Q  |
|                                                  | [  ]       Transition Report on Form N-SAR |

For the Transition PeriodEnded:_____________________________

ReadInstruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form.   PleasePrint or Type.

**Nothingin this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission hasverified any information contained herein.**

If the notificationrelates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify theItem(s) to which the notification relates:

# **PART I -REGISTRANT INFORMATION**

Syncor InternationalCorporationFull Name of Registrant

  

Former Name ifApplicable

6464 Canoga AvenueAddress of Principal Executive Office (Street andNumber)

Woodland Hills, CA91367City, State and Zip Code

**PART II - RULES12b-25(b) AND (c)**

If the subject reportcould not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and theregistrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the followingshould be completed.  (Check box if appropriate)
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |        | (a) | The reasons described inreasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminatedwithout unreasonable effort or expense; |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |        | (b) | The subject annual report,semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F,11-K                                      |
| or Form N-SAR, or portionthereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar dayfollowing the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report oftransition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar dayfollowing the prescribed due date; and |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |        | (c) | The accountant’sstatement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has beenattached if applicable.                       |

# **PART III- NARRATIVE**

*State below inreasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, or thetransition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within theprescribed time period.*

The completion of theaudit of the Syncor International Corporation Employees’Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan") for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2001 will be delayed because the Plan’strustee for 2001, North Star ESOP & Fiduciary Services, and T.Rowe Price, the recordkeeper for the Plan, are still finalizng thereconciliation of released shares as of December 31, 2001 withinthe ESSOP sub-accounts.  North Star has informed Syncor thatit expects to have everything balanced by July 8, 2002. As aresult, Syncor’s independent auditors, KPMG LLP, has informedus that it cannot complete the audit in time for Syncor to file theForm 11-K by July 1, 2002.

A copy of the letter fromNorth Star explaining the problem is attached as Exhibit A.  Acopy of the letter from KPMG LLP explaining why it cannot completeits audit before July 1, 2002 is attached as Exhibit B.
| SEC 1344(02-02) |      | **Persons who are torespond to the collection of information contained in this form arenot required to respond unless the form displays a currently validOMB control number.** |
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# **PART IV -OTHER INFORMATION**

| (1) | Name and telephone numberof person to contact in regard to this notification. |
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|          | William P.Forster |       | (818)       |       | 737-4699          |
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|                                                  | (Name)            |                                | (Area Code) |                                | (TelephoneNumber) |
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| (2) | Have all other periodicreports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 or Section  30 of the Investment CompanyAct of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorterperiod that the registrant was required to file such report(s) beenfiled?  If answer is no, identify report(s).  [X]Yes  [   ] No |
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| (3) | Is it anticipated that anysignificant change in results of operations from the correspondingperiod for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earningsstatements to be included in the subject report or portionthereof? [   ] Yes  [X] No                                                                                                              |

If so, attach anexplanation of the anticipated change, both narratively andquantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why areasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.

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**SYNCORINTERNATIONAL CORPORATION**

(Name ofRegistrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused thisnotification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereuntoduly authorized.
| Date  June 27,2002 |                                                                                    | By  /s/William P.Forster                                                                 |
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|                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |           WilliamP. Forster                 |
|                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |            Sr.Vice President & CFO |

INSTRUCTION:  Theform may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or byany other duly authorized representative.  The name and titleof the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneaththe signature.  If the statement is signed on behalf of theregistrant by an authorized representative (other than executiveofficer), evidence of the representative’s authority to signon behalf of the registrant shall be filed with theform.

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**ATTENTION**
| **Intentional misstatements or omissions of factconstitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C.1001)** |
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**GENERALINSTRUCTIONS**
| 1. | This form is required byRule 12b-25 (17CFR 240.12b-25) of the General Rules and Regulationsunder the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| 2. | One signed original andfour conformed copies of this form and amendments thereto must becompleted and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of the GeneralRules and Regulations under the Act.  The informationcontained in or filed with the form will be made a matter of publicrecord in the Commission files.                                                                                                        |
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| 3. | A manually signed copy ofthe form and amendments thereto shall be filed with each nationalsecurities exchange on which any class of securities of theregistrant is registered.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 4. | Amendments to thenotifications must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but need notrestate information that has been correctly furnished.  Theform shall be clearly identified as an amendednotification.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 5. | Electronic Filers. This form shall not be used by electronic filers unable to timelyfile a report solely due to electronic difficulties.  Filersunable to submit reports within the time period prescribed due todifficulties in electronic filing should comply with either Rule201 or Rule 202 of Regulation S-T (Sec. 232.201 or Sec. 232.202 ofthis chapter) or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant toRule 13(b) of Regulation S-T (Sec. 232.13(b) of thischapter). |

**ExhibitA**

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**[NORTHSTAR ESOP & FIDUCIARY SERVICES LETTERHEAD]**

 

June 26, 2002

Syncor InternationalCorporation

Mr. Ed Burgos

6464 CanogaAvenue

Woodland Hills, CA91367

Re:  SyncorInternational Corporation ESSOP

Dear Mr.Burgos:

Pursuant to ourconversation I am writing this letter to inform you that T. RowePrice, the recordkeeper for this plan and NorthStar Trust Company,trustee are still finalizing the reconciliation of released sharesas of 12/31/01 within the ESSOP sub-accounts.  We expect tohave everything balanced within the next two weeks.

Sincerely,

/s/Anne C.Umlauf

   Anne C.Umlauf

   Assistant VicePresident

**ExhibitB**

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**[KPMGLETTERHEAD]**
| 355 South GrandAvenue             |                                                                                      | Telephone 213 9724000 |
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June 26, 2002

Mr. Ed Burgos

Syncor InternationalCorporation

6464 CanogaAvenue

Woodland Hills, California91367

Dear Ed:

This is to confirm ourunderstanding regarding the timing of our audit procedures relatedto Syncor International Corporation Employees' Savings and StockOwnership Plan (the Plan).  As of the date of this letter, wehave not received certain supporting documents required to completeour audit of the Plan.  We anticipate receiving suchdocumentation within the next two weeks from your service provider,therefore we are not able to complete our procedures and issue ourreport prior to the filing deadline of June 29, 2002 for the Form11-K.  Based on the aforementioned, we recommend that you filefor an extension of time with the Securities and ExchangeCommission.

Very trulyyours,

KPMG LLP

/s/Michael E.Flynn

    Michael E.Flynn

    Partner

cc:  Kenneth B.Janeski